Older gamers

[Nashred]

I have no idea if I'm considered 'old' in FFXIV, being 32 (but hey I grew up with FF games, at least played all of the main games except 13). But I often find myself somewhat lonely on this game; I was wondering if there are other older folks who would want to add me as a friend? Just for chatting or random duties etc. I feel pretty pathetic that I hardly have any friends on the game. XD But yeah... only adults please!

I'm on at random times, and main astro... trying to level everything else though right now. Character is who I'm posting as.

Also looking for a mature laid back FC too; but obviously need to be on the right server, I'm not planning on changing any time soon.

OMG 31 is not old, the average age of gamers is higher than that now.

Anyway there is a different between being old and acting mature.

I have played with people that are 15 that act more mature than someone who is 35.

I have no issues with younger people or playing with them either.

I do get what you are saying and that is why I was out of a FC for so long.

Trying to find one that didn't have drama or people acting like children is not easy sometimes. It only takes a couple to ruin it too..

When I played FFXI I ended up in a LS/FC that was very mature and it was great. Took me many years to find one but I did.
Played FFXI for 10 years and play FFXIV since beta on and off.
Now in my low 50's but I am not the oldest in my FFXIV FC.

[Anienai]

We should start a guild called AARP or something.

[RitsukoSonoda]

We should start a guild called AARP or something.

Call it Geriatric Park instead and only let in people 65 and older ;P

[Bracken]

38 here. Been playing side 1.0 and prior to that ffxi since launch. I do sometime think when in parties now man I'm too old for this sh@!.. seeing all these younguns doing w/e the hell they're doing. But you know what I still enjoy it, my patience has thinned with time a little, but I still help out as much as I can I do get called gandpa or old man Bracken. In the FC sometimes, and I really don't mind it, I consider it a form of respect. I love the game and its people .... On a note had to think hard on how old I was before posting this XD.. old age for you

[Thaldor]

49 here... good to read this thread and see that there are quite a few oldies (like myself) playing the game.

[HappyHaunt]

38 here. Been playing side 1.0 and prior to that ffxi since launch. I do sometime think when in parties now man I'm too old for this sh@!.. seeing all these younguns doing w/e the hell they're doing. But you know what I still enjoy it, my patience has thinned with time a little, but I still help out as much as I can I do get called gandpa or old man Bracken. In the FC sometimes, and I really don't mind it, I consider it a form of respect. I love the game and its people .... On a note had to think hard on how old I was before posting this XD.. old age for you

Actually sometimes I wonder; "Am I 32 or 33...?"

And same datacenter! Feel free to add me if we end up in a party any time.

[Kakiko]

38 here. Been playing side 1.0 and prior to that ffxi since launch. I do sometime think when in parties now man I'm too old for this sh@!.. seeing all these younguns doing w/e the hell they're doing. But you know what I still enjoy it, my patience has thinned with time a little, but I still help out as much as I can I do get called gandpa or old man Bracken. In the FC sometimes, and I really don't mind it, I consider it a form of respect. I love the game and its people .... On a note had to think hard on how old I was before posting this XD.. old age for you

I'm one of the oldest in the FC I run. They've affectionately nicknamed me Mama Kiko. I'm only 33! *cries*

[Eldevern]

I'm one of the oldest in the FC I run. They've affectionately nicknamed me Mama Kiko. I'm only 33! *cries*

That could be worst they could call you "Gran'ma"

(I can do that joke I'm older ^_^)

[RitsukoSonoda]

That could be worst they could call you "Gran'ma"

(I can do that joke I'm older ^_^)

Kids these days would have never survived in online games in the days where dial up was the standard. It required math to calculate timing and aiming to accommodate constantly changing latency. :P

[TaleraRistain]

Console gamers were online for the first time, and green as green can be.

Close. That honor belongs to the Dreamcast. Beat PS2 by a few years. And I believe EQOA was a year before XI was on consoles, since it didn't need the HDD.

EQOA was the EQ Liite version, though. XI was the first full-fledged MMORPG experience on consoles.

To the thread, 39 and gaming in some form since I was 4ish. I played King's Quest on the computer of my babysitter's kid. I can't remember a time I haven't had gaming to keep me busy. I started MMOs with vanilla EQ in 1999.